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Chapter 77
That afternoon, Yao Bianliang received an unexpected visitor.
"Liangliang, it's me." Mrs. Yao stood at the company entrance, waving at Yao Bianliang.
She was dressed in tasteful designer clothes, carrying a handbag, the very picture of an elegant society woman.
Yao Bianliang paused for quite a while before remembering who this person was.
Right, this was her so-called mother.
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"Why are you here?" Yao Bianliang frowned slightly.
Mrs. Yao stepped forward, trying to make her voice sound gentle: "Have you thought about what I discussed with you last time? I couldn't reach you by phone, so I had to come see you in person."
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"Come back home. Your father and I miss you."
Yao Bianliang remained silent.
She had blocked Mrs. Yao's number, never expecting that she would actually come in person.
Claiming to miss her—in reality, she probably missed the money Yao Bianliang could bring.
W̃е̌b̂.n̄ӧv̆е̇ l̆ Е ṅ ů m̃ а̃
"Don't you already have Yao Xinxin?" Yao Bianliang yawned. "Yao Xinxin is your precious daughter. She's much better than me."
At the mention of Yao Xinxin, Mrs. Yao felt a twinge in her heart.
She was silent for a moment: "Xinxin hasn't been feeling well lately. The doctor says... she has depression."
Yao Bianliang: "..."
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What? Depression?
Apparently depression was a family tradition in the Yao household.
W̃е̊b́n о ṽ е̃ l̀ Е ṅ ùm ã
When the original host left home, she had depression; and not long after, Yao Xinxin developed depression too.
No wonder Mrs. Yao was willing to humble herself and come looking for her again—she probably grew tired of Yao Xinxin and suddenly remembered Yao Bianliang's good qualities.
Yao Bianliang felt speechless: "Mrs. Yao, back then you despised me for having depression and not being able to earn money, so you kicked me out."
"Now, my depression is cured and I can earn money; meanwhile Yao Xinxin has depression and can't earn money, so you want to kick her out and take me back?"
Mrs. Yao choked: "I never said I wanted to kick Xinxin out..."
"Give me a break," Yao Bianliang said. "I've already figured out your next plan."
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"Based on the current pattern, whoever stays in your Yao household develops depression, followed by an inability to earn money."
"So if I return to the Yao family, before long I'll probably become depressed again; and if Yao Xinxin leaves the Yao family, her depression will soon be cured. Then, you can welcome Yao Xinxin back and kick me out again."
"This cycle would form a perfect loop that could keep going forever—wouldn't that be wonderful?"
Mrs. Yao: "..."
Mrs. Yao almost couldn't catch her breath.
Yao Bianliang's words were clearly berating her to her face.
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Mrs. Yao struggled to suppress her anger: "Liangliang, I know you resent how your parents drove you away back then. Mom regrets it now, you..."
But Mrs. Yao didn't finish her sentence before Yao Bianliang interrupted her.
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"You misunderstand," she said. "I don't resent you for driving me away. I'm actually grateful to you! You suppressed me early on and constantly worked against me—these acts of kindness are all etched in my heart."
Mrs. Yao: "...Liangliang, don't say such hurtful things."
"These aren't hurtful words," Yao Bianliang said sincerely. "Mrs. Yao, I truly appreciate everything you've done to me before, and I don't resent you at all."
"But if you try to change your previous attitude and attempt to help my career, then I would definitely resent you!"
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"We are mother and daughter after all. There's no need to make things so awkward, right?" Yao Bianliang said earnestly. "So you don't need to regret anything or try to make it up to me—just keep treating me badly!"
These words took on a completely different meaning in Mrs. Yao's ears.
Mrs. Yao: "Liangliang! Mom already knows she was wrong. We stopped suppressing you long ago. Why must you say such things to hurt me..."
Yao Bianliang didn't want to argue about these things with her. She didn't believe a single word coming out of Mrs. Yao's mouth.
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Standing at the company entrance, Yao Bianliang didn't want to waste time going back and forth with her. She just wanted to resolve this quickly.
After some thought, Yao Bianliang directly asked the question she was most concerned about: "Let's not talk about this anymore. I want to ask first, how is Yao Xinxin doing now?"
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Mrs. Yao was somewhat confused, not understanding why Yao Bianliang had changed the subject so abruptly.
However, after a pause, she still answered Yao Bianliang's question: "Xinxin is planning to leave the entertainment industry."
Yao Xinxin's public image was getting worse, her advertisements and endorsements were decreasing, and Ansheng Entertainment was unwilling to invest many resources in her.
Simply put, Yao Xinxin's current state was rapidly consuming her fan base while accepting low-quality money-grabbing jobs every day.
After explaining the situation, Mrs. Yao paused, seeming to understand something.
"Are you worried that if you return to the Yao family, Xinxin will continue to compete with you for resources?" she asked. "You can rest assured about that. Xinxin probably doesn't want to stay in the entertainment circle anymore. Besides, we won't let her compete for your resources."
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Yao Bianliang's heart trembled as she listened.
Goodness, Yao Xinxin's situation was so terrible that she was even planning to leave the industry!
She was Yao Bianliang's last good sister and ally!
If even Yao Xinxin and the Yao family gave up opposing her, her own situation would only become more difficult.
Yao Bianliang was deeply troubled: "Instead of helping Yao Xinxin resolve her psychological issues and letting her rally her spirits, you want to give up on her?!"
Yao Bianliang was livid.
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"All these years, Yao Xinxin has obeyed your every word and earned a lot of money for you, right? Besides, she grew up in an orphanage—you barely raised her for a few years. Now you're ready to abandon her just like that? Do you have any heart at all?"
Mrs. Yao was stunned: "That's not what I meant..."
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She never expected that Yao Bianliang would be angry about this.
Shouldn't the relationship between the sisters be one of bitter enmity?
Hearing that the Yao family wanted to give up on Yao Xinxin, not only was she not happy, but she was actually angry—this development was completely unexpected.
Yao Bianliang's anger was very normal.
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After all, she had been counting on the Yao family to support Yao Xinxin and continue working against her.
But now Yao Xinxin wanted to quit the industry, and Mrs. Yao had given up on this daughter too—how was she supposed to continue her plan!
"Liangliang, you..." Mrs. Yao moved her lips, wanting to say something.
But Yao Bianliang cut her off directly: "Enough, I will not go back with you!"
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"Instead of wasting your time here, you should pay more attention to Yao Xinxin and help her situation improve."
After saying this, Yao Bianliang ignored her and turned to walk back into the company.
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"Yao Bianliang, wait!" Mrs. Yao's expression changed. She stepped forward to follow, but was stopped by the security guards at the entrance.
"Ma'am, you cannot enter," the security guard said.
"Are you blind? That's my daughter!" Mrs. Yao gritted her teeth, still trying to force her way in, but was again blocked by the security.
"You cannot enter! If you continue trying to force your way in, we'll have to call for assistance."
Mrs. Yao watched as Yao Bianliang disappeared around the corner without looking back, her face turning extremely ugly.
Blocked by security guards at the door, hearing passersby pointing and whispering about her, Mrs. Yao felt she had never been so humiliated in her life.
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Yao Bianliang! How dare she... how could she treat her like this?
Where was that daughter who once craved maternal love and her attention?
Why had she become like this!
Feeling the strange gazes of passersby, Mrs. Yao felt as if she were being pricked by needles. She could no longer endure it and turned away with a dark expression, quickly leaving the place.
No, she couldn't just give up like this. She had to think of another way...
Judging from Yao Bianliang's attitude just now, she seemed very concerned about Yao Xinxin's situation.
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Could it be... that the reason Yao Bianliang refused to return to the Yao family was because of some issue with Yao Xinxin?
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While Mrs. Yao was perplexed by Yao Bianliang's behavior, Yao Bianliang herself was also confused.
Yao Xinxin was the female protagonist of the original novel.
According to the original story, Yao Xinxin was supposed to be a top-tier celebrity in the entertainment industry, beloved by her parents, with the heir to the Lu Group as her boyfriend.
Successful in both love and career—the perfect script for a life winner.
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But now, not only had Yao Xinxin failed to become a top star, but she had also accumulated a large number of anti-fans, and her reputation had plummeted.
Moreover, her relationship with her parents in the Yao family was probably not very good either. Her situation was extremely concerning.
"This is too miserable. Yao Xinxin's female lead halo seems to be just for show," Yao Bianliang felt very conflicted.
But thinking about it... her own life was pretty miserable too!
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The two sisters were in equally difficult situations. What right did she have to pity Yao Xinxin?
Reflecting on her current predicament, Yao Bianliang's mood grew heavy.
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In terms of teammates, from company employees to celebrity artists, to directors and screenwriters—they were all incredibly talented people.
The only teammate who shared her goals, Mo Youqian, was someone with absurdly good luck.
As for her opponents, the situation was even worse.
The Lu Group and Ansheng Entertainment were in cahoots, and none of them were actually competent.
Yao Bianliang even felt that without her interference, those people would drive themselves into the ground.
If that were all, it would be fine. But these opponents frequently came up with new tricks that not only dug their own graves but indirectly helped her go viral.
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Not one of them was reliable.
"Thinking about it, the only dependable opponent who has never abandoned me and has firmly supported my quest to become unpopular is probably only Yao Xinxin." Yao Bianliang sighed wistfully, feeling somewhat anxious.
If even Yao Xinxin gave up hope and stopped helping her, wouldn't she become completely isolated, having to fight alone?
"No, I need to help my good sister." Yao Bianliang felt she had to take action.
She stood up, paced around the room a couple of times, picked up her phone to make a call, then thought better of it and put the phone down.
No, she couldn't act rashly.
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Based on past experience, whenever she chatted with Yao Xinxin, her dear sister would always misinterpret her meaning.
When she sincerely asked for suppression, Yao Xinxin thought she was being provocative; when she was genuinely worried about going viral, Yao Xinxin thought she was humblebragging; when she genuinely envied the other's unpopularity, Yao Xinxin thought she was mocking her.
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In short, their thought processes were never on the same wavelength!
If she were to chat with Yao Xinxin without any concealment this time, in the other's eyes, this behavior would definitely come across as kicking her while she was down.
If she wasn't careful, instead of encouraging Yao Xinxin to cheer up, she might make her even more depressed.
"Actually, the pressure Yao Xinxin is facing mainly comes from several aspects," Yao Bianliang pondered. "First, the Yao family has put tremendous pressure on her; second, netizens are flooding her with negative comments; and finally, she can't get good resources, so naturally she wants to quit the industry."
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Solving these three problems was both difficult and simple.
If the pressure from the Yao family was too great, she could temporarily leave the Yao family and live independently for a while.
If there were too many negative comments from netizens, mainly because Yao Xinxin took on low-quality projects, had poor acting skills, and couldn't produce good works, she could choose to temporarily withdraw from social media, take time to improve herself, and refine her acting skills.
As for the last one, how to obtain good resources...
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"What if I get her some resources?" Yao Bianliang pondered privately.
In fact, with either the Yao family's financial power or Lu Yanchen's influence, getting good resources for Yao Xinxin would be easy—it shouldn't require Yao Bianliang's intervention.
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Unfortunately, the plot of the novel had long deviated from the main storyline.
Currently, the Yao family was facing an economic crisis and wouldn't invest more money in their daughter; Lu Yanchen had been forced to withdraw from the circle, incurring his father's displeasure, and was probably powerless to help.
After much consideration, Yao Bianliang realized she would have to step in herself.
If she remembered correctly, in the original plot, Yao Xinxin caught the attention of a famous foreign director and played an important role in his film.
The original text described it like this—
"When he saw this bright-eyed, radiant Eastern girl before him, Director Ryan was immediately captivated. This girl's image was exactly like the young woman in his script!
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He exclaimed delightedly: 'It's you—you're the one I've been looking for!'"
With guidance from a master, Yao Xinxin's acting skills improved rapidly, and she performed brilliantly.
After the film was released, Yao Xinxin won Best Supporting Actress for the role, completely shedding the label of "insufficient acting skills"!
"Now that Yao Xinxin has veered slightly off course, I need to help her get back on track."
Wasn't Yao Xinxin disliked by the public because of her poor acting skills, undeserved position, and excessive marketing?
Then she would correct Yao Xinxin's image!
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As long as Yao Xinxin became an actress with good acting skills, real ability, willingness to work hard, and integrity, wouldn't everything be resolved?
Calculating the timing, that famous director's film would soon begin casting.
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"Looking at it this way, my best approach would be to hide my identity and secretly help Yao Xinxin make connections, enabling her to secure resources from that famous director." Yao Bianliang seriously considered the feasibility of this idea.
With this resource, Yao Xinxin could temporarily withdraw from social media, go to the filming location for closed shooting, and seriously refine her acting skills.
This would not only alleviate Yao Xinxin's depression and anxiety, but when she returned triumphantly, she could continue to thrive in the entertainment industry!
Yao Bianliang was full of hope for this original novel's female protagonist.
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This was the protagonist after all! Even if her life had temporarily deviated from its original trajectory due to Yao Bianliang's interference, as the protagonist, it shouldn't be difficult for Yao Xinxin to rise again.
When Yao Xinxin returned victorious with a revenge script in hand, wouldn't she, the villainous supporting character, be completely finished?
The more Yao Bianliang thought about it, the more reliable this method seemed.
So after a moment of contemplation, Yao Bianliang called Assistant Chen again.
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"Assistant Chen, help me keep an eye on the casting situation for Director Cardison Ryan's new film, and find a way to make connections for Yao Xinxin—quickly."
Assistant Chen: "?"
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Assistant Chen had recently received instructions from Yao Bianliang to look out for commercial films that would damage her reputation. Now, not long after, she wanted him to look for resources for Yao Xinxin.
So, what exactly was his job?
In that moment, Assistant Chen developed some doubts about this world.
"Sister Liang, you're talking about... Yao Xinxin?" He couldn't quite believe it and had to confirm once more.
"That's right," Yao Bianliang nodded. "Is there a problem?"
Assistant Chen remained silent for a long while, unable to understand Yao Bianliang's reasoning.
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Finally, he couldn't help but ask about his confusion: "Sister Liang, you and Yao Xinxin have never had much of a relationship. You haven't even found suitable resources for yourself yet, why waste energy worrying about her?"
Yao Bianliang remained unconcerned.
She had already decided that she would invest in her new drama herself. With enough money, she wouldn't worry about recruiting talent.
This way, whether choosing actors or selecting partners, she would have absolute control, minimizing the risk of going viral.
So Yao Bianliang wasn't worried about her own resources. She simply wanted Yao Xinxin to recover.
"Just follow my instructions."
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Yao Bianliang waved her hand, then asked: "By the way, do you have any plans for my next new drama?"
On this topic, Assistant Chen was well-prepared and immediately replied: "After Sister Liang's instructions last time, I immediately contacted several popular stars and also reached out to screenwriter Ling Huanxuan."
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"The agents of the popular stars were quite interested when they heard about collaborating with you. However, their asking price is high, and we're still negotiating."
"But screenwriter Ling Huanxuan didn't hesitate at all. Upon hearing your invitation, she immediately accepted and expressed a strong desire to meet with you personally."
Yao Bianliang raised an eyebrow slightly: "Is that so?"
Screenwriter Ling Huanxuan, the queen of terrible dramas—almost every script that passed through her hands was about making easy money.
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Of course, some scripts lost critical acclaim but made money, while others lost both acclaim and money.
Although Ling Huanxuan was focused on commercial pieces with little depth, she was still very popular with investors and directors.
Yao Bianliang couldn't quite understand.
As a well-known industry figure, Ling Huanxuan had high visibility, and both directors and actors had to give her face.
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Why would such a person show particular favor to her, accepting without even discussing terms?
"Did Ling Huanxuan say anything else to you?" Yao Bianliang decided to clarify the situation.
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Assistant Chen: "She also said that the revision suggestions you made for the 'Spring Warmth, Heavy Dew' script were excellent. She liked them very much, so she really wanted to get to know you."
Yao Bianliang: "..."
What was going on? How did Ling Huanxuan know that she had suggested revisions to the "Spring Warmth, Heavy Dew" script?
This kind of inside information shouldn't have reached her ears.
"How did she know about this?" Yao Bianliang was puzzled. "Could it be that Xie Wan'er knows Ling Huanxuan and privately told her about this?"
Besides this possibility, Yao Bianliang couldn't think of any other reason.
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Assistant Chen seemed quite surprised, pausing before saying: "Sister Liang, don't you know yet?"
Yao Bianliang: "...What should I know?"
Her heart sank, with an ominous premonition growing.
But what exactly was this ominous event? She couldn't guess.
Assistant Chen said: "Just last night, screenwriter Xie Wan'er posted a thank-you message on Weibo. She stated that the reason 'Spring Warmth, Heavy Dew' created such excellent plot lines was because of your guidance."
"This became a trending topic. I thought you already knew."
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Yao Bianliang: ???
